Combine manual-speed ("smooth transition") and auto-bpm?

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chris68
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Combine manual-speed ("smooth transition") and auto-bpm?

Post by chris68 »

Hallo,
my questian is in relation to a typical sound-to-light function of moving lights in auto-mode. I want to programm this function with the sweetlight software but I have no idea how to...

Starting point: Scanners and moving heads have usually auto-sound-to-light-modes (with built-in microphone) in non-dmx mode. This function usually plays a standard scene and there will be a change at the beat, for example changing the color, the gobo, the direction or speed... With this function you have suitable behavior of the light at louder, faster and silent, slower parts of the music.

My plan: I want to programm and play a scene with this function, specially for music with faster and slower parts, but I did not find a possibility in the software. Programming moving-light scenes with the generator and playing them in "Live" with the "auto-bpm" mode at 1/8 (or 1/4) beats seemed to be the solution. The problem is, that the software in "Live" can't play steps with "smooth transition" at auto-bpm mode. The software changes to „fast transition“. The "fast transition" (rigid steps) cause extreme fast moves (as fast as the mirrors of the scanner or motors of the heads can move).

My question: Is the impossibility of playing steps with "smooth transition" in autp-bpm mode a bug oder is there a logical reason? Is there somebody having an idea to solve this problem?

In this topic the problem ist discussed, but with another background viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2043&start=0&hilit ... transition

One solution, of course, is triggering different scenes manual, but that's not a solution for my question ;)

Thank you a lot!
Chris
System: Win7 | Sweetlight Software | D512 Interface | Live_Mobile on Nexus7
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Re: Combine manual-speed ("smooth transition") and auto-bpm?

Post by P25CT »

I'd like an answer to resolution to this issue. Created really great scenes for Chauvet Intimidator Spots (12 of them in groups), did it in generator with the default 5 second time run the steps for the figure 8s for pan/tilt, assuming when I put the scenes in LIVE I can then tell it to auto BPM and they will step with the bpm of the song (70, 128, etc). Well, much like the original post, in 3D View the nice smooth Figure 8s now erratically jump from position to position, and oddly enough only do the first 4 positions of the total 8 for the figure 8? This seems like a major problem as far as I'm concerned. Any answers or fixes for this issue? I'd hate to have to make a 128BPM compatible scene and make a whole additional one for a 70bpm.

Thanks in advance!
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Re: Combine manual-speed ("smooth transition") and auto-bpm?

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Please read this: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=551
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Re: Combine manual-speed ("smooth transition") and auto-bpm?

Post by P25CT »

Great news, Thanks!!
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